“Violinist
Thomas Gould is one of a new generation of classical musicians who refuses to
be defined by a single genre” – The Guardian

“One
of the most talented and charismatic British violinists of the younger generation”
– London’s Evening Standard

“The
young British violinist Thomas Gould seems intent on becoming the Nigel Kennedy
of his generation…Scythingly scintillating playing from a young virtuoso with
a magpie mind” – The Times

Thomas
Gould performs as soloist with orchestras worldwide including the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Royal Scottish
National Orchestra, LA Phil New Music Group, Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne
and West Australian Symphony Orchestra, collaborating with conductors such as
John Adams, Thomas Adès, Nicholas Collon, Paul Daniel, Edward Gardner and Robin
Ticciati.

Thomas
regularly appears at the largest UK venues, and in recent seasons has performed
at venues including London's Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Centre and Royal Festival
Hall, Manchester's Bridgewater Hall and Manchester Evening News Arena, and Birmingham's
Symphony Hall and National Indoor Arena.

Thomas
has a great enthusiasm for bringing classical music to new audiences, and has
headlined events such as Nonclassical, Limelight and Classical Kicks at Ronnie
Scott's, as well as performing at major festivals including Latitude, London Jazz
Festival and Festival No.6.

Leader
of Aurora Orchestra and associate leader of Britten Sinfonia, Gould appears as
soloist and director with both groups and also enjoys regular collaborations with
Sinfonietta Riga, London Sinfonietta and Mahler Chamber Orchestra, playing with
the latter in the prestigious Lucerne Festival Orchestra under Andris Nelsons
in 2014. In 2011 Thomas toured Australia as soloist and guest director with the
Australian Chamber Orchestra’s ACO2 ensemble.

In
2014 Thomas signed exclusively with Edition Classics, the classical imprint of
Edition Records, a label with a wide-ranging reach to diverse audiences. The first
release in spring 2015 will be a live recording of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
and Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending with Sinfonietta Riga.